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Tuesday, 12 May 2026
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Updated 11:25 CST
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Motional robotaxis join the Uber app in Vegas two years after major reset
The launch comes just two years after a major reboot at Hyundai-owned Motional. The service will start with a safety monitor, which Motional hopes to remove by year's end.
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Rocket Report: Pentagon needs more missile interceptors; Artemis II clears review
SpaceX has started commissioning a second launch pad at the company's Starbase facility in Texas.
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Run NanoClaw in Docker Sandboxes
Article URL: https://nanoclaw.dev/blog/nanoclaw-docker-sandboxes/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47364397 Points: 25 # Comments: 3
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Launch HN: Spine Swarm (YC S23) – AI agents that collaborate on a visual canvas
Hey HN! We're Ashwin and Akshay from Spine AI ( https://www.getspine.ai ). Spine Swarm is a multi-agent system that works on an infinite visual canvas to complete complex non-coding projects: competitive analysis, financial modeling, SEO audits, pitc
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Nanny state discovers Linux, demands it check kids' IDs before booting
Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/13/opinion_os_verification/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47363990 Points: 59 # Comments: 16
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E2E encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after 8 May
Article URL: https://help.instagram.com/491565145294150 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47363922 Points: 43 # Comments: 14
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Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock
Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/qatar-helium-shutdown-puts-chip-supply-chain-on-a-two-week-clock Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47363584 Points: 63 # Comments: 49
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Show HN: Algorithms and Data Structures in TypeScript – Free Book (~400 Pages)
I started writing this book 10 years ago in JavaScript, got through a few
chapters (asymptotic notation, basic techniques, start of sorting), and
then abandoned it. Recently I picked it back up, converted everything to TypeScript, and used
AI (Zenflo
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Prompt-caching – auto-injects Anthropic cache breakpoints (90% token savings)
Article URL: https://prompt-caching.ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47363074 Points: 7 # Comments: 1
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AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately
Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyg4wx6nxgo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47362684 Points: 13 # Comments: 3
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TUI Studio – visual terminal UI design tool
Article URL: https://tui.studio/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47362613 Points: 10 # Comments: 5
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Peter Thiel's Antichrist Lectures
Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/italy-peter-thiel-paypal-pope-vatican-c3a6c7d2daba501caf8152558ac2d743 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47362608 Points: 73 # Comments: 62
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I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age‑verification bills
Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1rshc1f/i_traced_2_billion_in_nonprofit_grants_and_45/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47362528 Points: 183 # Comments: 44
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Gvisor on Raspbian
Article URL: https://nubificus.co.uk/blog/gvisor-rpi5/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47362487 Points: 9 # Comments: 0
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Show HN: fftool – A Terminal UI for FFmpeg – Shows Command Before It Runs
Article URL: https://bensantora.com/posts/fftool-ffmpeg-tui-go/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47362485 Points: 17 # Comments: 4